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8 Claims.

This invention relates lto an article in the vform of a `game which is made primarily to be given away for advertising purposes. `More specifically, the invention relates to a `game in the nature -of questions and answers, the answers being concealed from View so that a player can gain no -intimation thereof prior to giving his answer orally. Thereafter, the correct answer may be revealed in the presence of the remaining -players to verify 'or disprove the answer given by said player.

The principal object of the invention is to 'provide an article of the class `described which can be manufactured cheaply enough to be Igiven away free, and yet which is of such a novel, attractive, and curiosity-arousing nature as to -induce the recipient thereof to keep the same for use as an educational and' entertain-ment device; instead of discarding the same after a glance, as is usually done with the general run of advertising matter.

Another important object of the invention `is -to provide a 'game or advertising device of the above character which is of such a nature as to inherently appeal to children and adults alike.

Another kobject of Kthe invention is to provide a Agame in which a Aconsiderable number of players may participate, and which game has advertising matter arranged thereon so that it inevitably, yet inofensively comes tothe notice-of the several players.

A more specific `object of the invention is to provide a 'game of the question-and-concealedanswer type in which the questions relate to a `selected interesting subject; the answers to said questions being normally concealed from view. It will be obvious that the questions and answers may relate to any subject of general or special interest, or to the ingredients, uses, manufacture, etc., of certain products such as: a beverage, food product, lubricant, soap, etc. It is also contemplated that, as a further attraction and feature of the device, suitable pictorial illustrations related to the subject-matter of the questions Vbe disposed in appropriate relation to said questions.

A Yfurther object of the invention is to provide a game Aof the class described in the form of a card having questions printed or otherwise applied thereon, and preferably embodying .pushout sections containing concealed answers to said questions, and which card is so constructed that said sections may be ejected and subsequently respective openings with said answers revealed.

A still further object of the yinvention is to provide a ycard having pusheout sections, and which card may 'be 'employed for any suitable pur-pose, the card `having means which permits reinsertion or reassembly and retention of the kpush-out sections, 'preferably in their-original apertures.

The above objects are achieved through the provision of a-device of the push-'card type which may 4have a number of different pictures thereon, preferably although not necessarily, all relating to a common subject or product. For the purpose of illustra-tion, a Vcard is disclosed herein which vmay contain a series of pictures, questions, and answers generally relating to dogs.

Referring to the particular subject chosen `for illustrative purposes, it isapparent that the series of pictures or illustrations may dep-ict such dogs as, the greyhound, the whippet,lthe police dog, the setter, etc. A questiondesigned to bring lout an interesting fact concerning the particular dog may be arranged below each illustration. An answer to each of said questions is preferably arranged below said questions upon the reverse or concealed vside of a push-disk, said answers 'being readily ascertainable by :pushing said disks through the card, a-nd then reversing the same to reveal the answer. One of the `main features -of the invention is that the 'card is provided with novel means which enables the push-disks to be reinserted and retained in their respective openings to facilitate reading of said answers and -to prevent loss -of said disks.

In the preferred form of the invention, advertising matter is arranged upon a card, together with a number of pictures, questions, and -answers so as to concentrate the attention -of several persons to a single piece of advertising material. It will be understood, however, that the pictures may be omitted if desired. It will a-lso be `obvious that individual cards containing appropriate advertising matter and having vbut a single -question and answer, or a single picture, question, and answer, may be made within the lspirit of the invention.

Various objects and features of the invention, in addition to those specifically enumerated above, will `be apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the accom- -panying drawings, in which:

Fig-ure `1 is a front view of a game or push-card embodying the present invention illustrating a novel manner in which -advertising matter, a plurality of pictures, questions, and `push-disks containing answers to said questions, may be associated in a Vsingle card.;

- serial No. 152,624,

Figure 2 is an end view of the card shown in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an enlarged view of a fragment of the card shown in Figure 1 and illustrating one species of dog, to wit, a setter, with an appropriate question relative to said dog arranged below said illustration, and a push-disk containing a concealed answer to said question arranged below said question:

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 but showing the fragment of the card as it appears after the push-disk has been ejected;

Figure 5 is a view of an ejected push-disk;Y

Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 3 but showing the push-disk reversed and reassembled in the push-hole opening so that the answer which it bears is revealed;

Figure '1 is a sectional 1-1 of Figure 3;

Figure 8 is a sectional viewtaken on the line 8-8 of Figure-6; and

Figure 9 is Ya modification ofv the invention showing a relatively small card embodying space for advertising matter, and a-single picture, question and concealed answer. f

Referring now more particularly to Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings, the game or push-card is generally indicated by the reference numeral I and consists of two layers of fairly stiff cardboard; a top or front layer 2, and-a bottom or back layer 3. The layers 2 and 3 are preferably secured together by narrow bands of any suitable adhesive- 4 a manner more fully disclosed and describedk in copending application,

filed July`8, 1937.

The front layer 2 has the title or the name of the subject to which the -particular game is devoted printed upon the upper face thereof near its upper edge. In the present illustration, the title or subject is indicated as Dogs, Below said title is an ample space 5` upon which may be inscribed appropriate 4advertising matter in the form of one or more illustrations, or slogans, or suitable descriptive matter.

Below the space 5 is a plurality of rows of spaces 6, each of which, preferably although not necessarily, contains an illustration of a diffferent kind of dog. By wayof example, one of the spaces 6 may illustrate a greyhound, another a whippet, another a police dog, still another a setter, etc. Various dogs, however, have not been illustrated in Figure 1 because it is beiieved that the l'nvention canvbe readily understood without detailed illustration of such dogs,

and further, in view of the fact. that one specie of dog is shown in Figure 3 and fully described hereinafter as a specific illustration of the invention. i

A question is printed below-each of said spaces B and relates to the specie of doglillustrated in the space immediately above the same. Said questions are framed in such terms as to bring out an especially interesting use, fact, characteristic, etc., concerning the particular dog illustrated. Figure 1 embodies a number of illustrative questions falling within the above.

As a specific example, Figure 3, which is an an enlarged view of a fragment of the card of Figure 1, shows one of the spaces 5 containing a picture of a setter in a position that it may assume while on lthe hunt. An appropriate question relating to Setters appears below the illustration in the form of How is the setter used in hunting? An answer to the above question, and to the respective questions indisubjacent disk 1a in view taken on the `line cated by Figure 1, is to be found upon a pushsection or push-disk 1, one of which is located below each of said questions. Said push-disks may be formed in the card I by any suitable cutting or punching tool (not shown). As illustrated in greatly exaggerated form in Figure '1, the tool is adapted to cut completely through the cardboard sections 2 and 3 to form very narrow slits 8. 'I'he slits 8 are relatively arranged with respect to each other so as to form segments peripherally outlining the disk 1 in the top cardboard section 2 and a similar and the bottom cardboard section 3. It will be understood, however, that the push sections 1 and 1a need not be circular but may, beoVal-shaped or of any other desirable configuration.

*The adjacent ends of the slits B are separated by uncut portions 9 which are adapted to be broken when the disks 1 and 1a are ejected or pushed out of their respective cardboard sections. These uncut portions are preferably of substantial width, and while four such uncut portions have been shown in Figure 3, it will be understood that any suitable number may be used and that the proportions thereof and number may be varied according to the diameter of the disks.

As a result of the ejection of the push-seotions. 1 and 1a, the uncut portions 9 are broken and form ears Ill w ch have more or less jagged edges and project slightly inwardly from the lines or slits 8 initially defining the periphery of said push-sections. When the layers -2 and 3 of the card I are formed from cardboard made of relatively long fibers, the ears I0 will project inwardly a considerable distance to achieve a very importantl function moreV fully set out hereinafter. The obverse side II of the respective pushdisks 1 has the word Push This word, obviously, serves to indicate the manner in which the device is to be used. The reverse side I2 of the disks 1 is normally concealed from view by the disks 1a, and it is the reverse side I2 of the disks 1 that has printed thereon the answers to the respective questions appearing on the front of the card I.

Reverting again to Figure 3, it will be noted that the question set out is: used in hunting? The correct answer to the vabove question may be readily ascertained by pushing the disks 1 and 1a through the card I and then noting the answer appearing on the reverse side I2 of the push-disk 1. to the above question will be found to read as follows:

Setters carefully work the eld and forest, scenting out the game, and when they locate it they silently point out to the hunter where the game is concealed.

' In order to prevent the disks 1 from becoming lost or misplaced after they have been removed, novel means in the form of the substantially projecting ears II.I is provided and utilized to retain said disks in place in their respective openings I3 upon insertion therein. The manner in which the disks are retained in the openings I3 is illustrated in greatly exaggerated form in Figure 8 of the drawings. Here, it will be noted, the ears I0 project sufficiently far into the openings I3 to form positiveretaining members which engage the disks and hold the same in place in a plane substantially intermediate the top and bottom It will be clear that when faces of the card I.

printed thereon.-

How is the setter The answer the disks `I and 1a are pushed through the 'ca-rd, ycertain 'fibers l)a lof the uncut portions Q will proiect beyond the V`peripheryio'f the disks as illusltrafted in exaggerated for-m in Figure T5. 'These libe-rs cooperate with the `ears I0 toform vauxilliary retaining members.

In order to avoid inadvertent replacement olf -a disk -'I iin 'an Yoperi-ing 1I'3 other than that vfrom which it was removed, and ite avoid positioning an answer below a question to which it is not related, the various questions may be numbered and the disks 'I correspondingly numbered as illustrated 'by way of example in Figure 6, wherein the numeral VII has been used'to number the question and its corresponding answer.

As an alternative arrangement to the above, the answers to the questions may be printed upon the concealed side I4 of the disks la, and said disks may be replaced in the openings I3 in lieu of the disks 7. In either case, i. e., where the answer is printed upon the concealed, reverse side I2 of a disk 1 or the concealed side I 4 of the disk 7a, the particular disk which does not bear an answer may have printed thereon suitable advertising material in. the form of descriptive matter, advertising slogans, etc., which will not be disclosed to the recipient of the game or advertising device until the disk has been pushed out to ascertain the answer to a particular question. Said advertising matter is then. revealed incidentally to the ascertainment of said answer.

Any suitable number of players may participate in the game, the ob-ject of which is to test the pearing upon the card. 'Ihe accuracy of any given answer may be immediately checked by removing the appropriate push-disk as described above.

The appearance of the game or advertising device may be enhanced by a colored border I at the edges of the top layer 2, and the disks I may be tinted with various and harmonious colors to achieve a greater aesthetic appeal, The preferably extends. beyond appearing on said disk, as shown in Figure 6.

Figure 9 illustrates a modification of the invention consisting of a card Il having a space for advertising matter I8, a single illustration, a question, and push-disk containing a concealed answer to said question, similar to the illustration, question and concealed answer deal less than the cost of manufacturing a large card such as shown in Figure 1. In accordance With the modification, instead of providing a sinwith a plurality of illustrations re- Dog series and may be numbered I.V Additional cards of the same series may be numbered consecutlvely. The push-disks 28 may be properly -3 -ident'ied to correspond ltoia respective individual card. In 'Figure i9, the push-disk 120 .bears .the identifying indicia: No. I-Dog series.

It willlbe understood that vai'iousfinodiiications -o'f -the invention disclo'sed'hlerein may 'be made twitliout departing from tnespmtthereofer-nom the scope of the appended claims.

i1.. An educational dev-ice, comprising a fcard, sa'idcard having apio-ture anda question'thereon, said question relating to the subject of said picmeans constructed and arranged so that after detachment of said section the same may be reassembled and retained in said card with said answer revealed.

2. In a device of the class described, a card including a plurality of sheets of substantially stili cardboard arranged in superimposed relapush-out means associated with said card and containing an answer to said question, said answer normally being concealed from view,

said card with said answer revealed.

3. A game of the swer type reassembly of said push-out section.

5. In a device of the class described, a card least one of said portions in place upon detachment and reassembly thereof.

6. An educational. device comprising a plurality of sheets of superimposed material, one of said sheets having a question upon the face thereof,

means consisting of a section of each of said sheets, one of said push-out sections containing an answer to said question.

7. An educational device comprising a sheet having a question thereon, a section containing inrsaid aperture after removal andvuponinsertion sections, saidytop layer having a question vupon therein and1in -such manner thatsaid answer is the upperside thereof, and an `ansvver to vsaid revealed. question on the underside thereof upon its asso- 8. An educational device comprising `a card ciated push-out section, said ears being capable including a front layer and a back layer arranged of retaining at least said latter push-out section y5 in superimposed relation, a series of cuts extendin place upon reassembly thereof, said push-out ing substantially through said layers and outsection being adapted to be reversed prior to said lining superposed push-out sections, said cuts bereassembly to render said answer readable from ing spaced by uncut portions designed to form the front of said card.

10 projecting ears upon ejection of said push-out GRAFF F. WOLF'E. :10 

